In 2012, Konami acquired the rights to dub Yu-Gi-Oh! anime from 4Kids Entertainment while acquiring their production studio with them renaming "4Kids Productions" to "4K Media Inc.", having secured Yu-Gi-Oh!-related rights and assets in a joint operation with Saban Brands. Starting August 25, 2012, Saban will air Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL as well as other Yu-Gi-Oh! programs as part of their Vortexx block on Saturday mornings. On September 27, 2014 Vortexx did it's final airing and ended, later on the English dubs for the Yu-Gi-Oh! series went to air on Nicktoons.

4K Media Inc.

4K Media Inc. is a American subsidiary of Konami. First founded in 1992 as 4Kids Productions mostly known for dubbing a lot of Japanese anime, mainly dubbing the Yu-Gi-Oh! series and spinoffs.

4Kids Productions was later shut down by 4Kids Entertainment on June 30, 2012, while Konami acquired them to be renamed to "4K Media Inc." in the same year.

On June 4, 2018[1] The company later licensed three Konami properties Bomberman, Contra, and Frogger .